Price history & market evidence
PriceCharting guide history
Dated guide estimates for this edition, separate from completed sales.
2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2426916
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $58.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1956-11-01 |
| 8.0 | $256.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1956-11-01 |
| 9.2 | $333.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1956-11-01 |
| RAW | $27.27 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1956-11-01 |
| 7.5 | $235.00 | ComicBase · catalog referencecatalog | Date not recorded |
Reading this edition’s market
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The table includes 4 guide observations and 1 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 17 graded copies for Tales of the Unexpected #7 (1956). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Pen That Never Lied
| StoryTitle2 = Beware, I Can Read Your Mind! | Synopsis2 =
| StoryTitle3 = The Forbidden Wish | Synopsis3 =
| StoryTitle4 = The Face in the Clock | Synopsis4 =
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Cal Colby **Supporting Characters:** * Helen **Other Characters:** * Ted Haney **Locations:** * Cal's mansion **Items:** * Ancient Figurine **Vehicles:** * Rocket
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
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Creative credits
Interior art: Bernard Baily, Sheldon Moldoff, George Roussos, Nick Cardy
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:1071456
GCD: 13163
PANEL PROFITS: 2426916